Jacob Fatu and Alexander Hammerstone will bring new meaning to “big fight feel” at MLW Fightland.
Fatu will defend his MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Hammerstone, the MLW National Openweight Champion, at the event on October 2. This champion vs. champion bout has been in the works for a while, and it has finaly arrived. In the announcement, Alicia Atout stated that the bout will be a championship unification match.
? BREAKING NEWS: @AlexHammerstone makes his decision. When will he challenge Jacob Fatu for the World Championship? @AliciaAtout has the scoop!https://t.co/WK6IQM0MTc
— MLW Underground on REELZ (@MLW) September 2, 2021
Hammerstone won the Battle Riot in July to earn this title shot, and he’s cashing it in at MLW Fightland.
Fatu, with CONTRA Unit by his side, has held the title since July 6, 2019, when he defeated Tom Lawlor at MLW Kings of Colosseum. His reign stands at 788 days and counting, as of this writing. Hammerstone is the inaugural MLW National Openweight Champion; he emerged victorious in the finals of a four-man tournament at MLW Fury Road 2019 to win the gold; as a result, his reign stands at 824 days and counting. Both lengthy reigns were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are impressive nonetheless.
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